Southwest Airlines August traffic, load factors rise

PadraicCassidy

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Southwest Airlines Co.
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said Wednesday its revenue passenger traffic for August rose 10% to 6.2 billion from 5.7 billion in the same period a year earlier. Capacity, or available seat miles, increased 8.5 % to 8.1 billion from 7.5 billion. The August load factor, or the percentage of seats filled with paying passengers, rose to 77.1% from 76.1% in the same period last year.

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